The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
"a millionaire -reallyr chorussed

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the girls. -,
Elisha began 10 ieei ms Ola poastiui
spirit, for which he had long been noted,
coming over HIM again. why" he
said, "out in California we don't reckon
million much money. My fve million
dollars don't count very much out there"
;. Elisha says he Is going to build pub,
Tic library building Tor East Chesterville,"
put in Amasa, without Srimace,,
"A public library, chorusscd the girls
lie says he don't mind paying on inc
prevarlcator OF a father.
HOW perfectly splendlu'
mo one would nave thought the 1raho
American Spread eagle NINE would nave
PANIED out so well, SAID AmaSa'
By this time the SIX girls were dancing
around the room In their excitement
They had never been so excited since
John Mawley, the son OF Mawley, the
mill-owner at the other end OF the village,
had become engaged to Bessie Snow, their
eldest sister-said Mawley having con-
cluded, on the consent and advice OF his
father to break off said engagement,
after knowledge of Lawyer SHOWS
financial condition came out and became
common gossip.
elisha says the Sunday-school shall
have new organ If 1t takes his last cent, "
said their father, laughing heartily. lie
could not hold himself in. =,
wen, said Elisha, mot quite as pad
as that. But they shall have new melo-
deon-ycs.
This capped the climax. The Sunday
school had been holding, picnlcs, straw
berry festivals, lectures, busy bees, ana
don't know what bes.des-ln which the
SIN girls had taken u hvely lnterest.-to
raise money enough Tor an organ; but,
do their best, they could raise only about
NIFTY dollars. lhey threw themselves
upon their uncle, ana as there was not
Iui'e enough VI MN " go a'ouh", my
threw themselves upon their lat,er' IL
was .oucllhS scene, Two Vi 'he siris
were IN tears ana one o, 'he" WIS hearo
TO say; .our ueliver ,,oa -. o1,,
ououehiy pes s':., iooNe9 uP, ~.
ia'e, s.e sa'u. us -, o'e"'''"''iS i"'e io'
inc US seWlnS society , p,;,,o All,
W leii ',ies W.T. "'one' h.'Sia ' In
:. LOU Nc ''ohc ~ .-Sou We sone anu upne
~ IN i;so iii'n1'es I'o,! " ,I;a u ; %
We We sa,o WIN NC an W. 'ii'1 'i"S'
Us anu all oVcl 'no .'".o VI conn ~,
CUT: WI say AilaS'', 'iiiS isn iish'
mnyt ,h Doh ~" 81 n" o,r n ANY re';
ouiPPoso my w tu.i ~ so"i "''''i0n'' ~
WIZ SlNc .ou oi.Ci. . nou I'LL III Ia
All w. ses, ouo , " I,;a% %ni "ii "
'ltel ,'ic loi my honol' ms siia sV1"
elieu n,iilsc.l up se,! S ei au' pu.-
.oneu ms eoa' Oyer h h Ihos , very h il'4's
as II 10 impress ON ms s, olo1net ahe iac'
lila' nc "ouio! l ,ct Sn !9 ii'>o ocN'--
no. one Iei'-li 'hey wv W.. . :,
ell "ol say ~ 1si 80 ~ I,,. "hs wy;
whispered Amasa' ana leu Elisha 10 HIS
roohi' where tnat great anu Soou Piiilan-
'hropist ana miihonaire iay down upon d
SOFA ana TOOK a coml0r'aple nap
TOT week East ohes 81, was ~ :"
conui'lon OF lermeht' nc reSurrIe :,;:p'l
.! Elisha snow III ,lie form Vi d nlill lr'l
are alter having departed twenty years
peloIe win a reputation Tor uhconqueIa-
on, la1ihess, anu an aolll'y . Leihaih ar
Die only LOT lmpipihs naro cloer, was
enough 10 SNAKE tile entire county 10 us
ccn.ic' men u, MS iiiaSiii,cch' peques's
inc Town library ouiloihS' INC nc"
organ RAISING tne munster Sa1ary' pro-
posing 70 esVapliS I,: a lloihe loI incuiapis
lolots-lor poor EllSila louno he couio
hot STOP promising "hen ne hau once
peSuh' anu ms pan 10 pui'u ne" gym
hasluh' SKATING INK, winter pain, al
Iolllolne.'' ior 'ile young people, iiaoe
MN a' oiioe 1ie i''c u, Vi 'iie Town. .-
NANCY INC iiiii'-o"''er met Aii,asa
one uay IN, IN .lie S'leet, see mere, lit
sa,u' w '9'I nlas'oi W ,G' up ol
4ou' 1 ~ anu "o.e always oiu ii-enos'
10y H;p INC 'n ,',a. on ~ .iiaI nhol'sas'
a 81 l'. ne t1u ie"'' .ne 10y N
..i.u u '."y so": LIZ iiounueu !ou'
I'm sioi, of Slar+on IN sona 'I rn', ""y
=. snoh VI DI"y 'on' u 'o"u !oo io
:"inoi W ,ioilo" VI NY n'ii',,oo ooii"i'
II" I''e NJ so' 'S"'ne. eoiie oNiuehce
Rtop,e' n'ono! III ~;
t LIZ" ~, Tu"i p.p ,.r pretty we'll ;,
nopi I Ts. oa1i'9 hn i'aS Tn are al
MS 'Is', "a, .'o"l NUN !'.i
pio.iig r noui' ilhc 10 put any money III
~. mn. ~ "A pis ciiahce now. L uoh
,iecu 1lc money, ou' IL uoht pay to
neeP ~, your esss III one basket no"
ness,I uoou- nloi'lihS'
WI Ma"iey' one moment 1oI
uoI let up Oh me ana scha me TINS law
sun cec"usc EliSna IS miiilohaire, &c
you
'o4, no. no. no NY dear fellow, no.
no. why what an ldea By-the.way
never favored 'he breaking on OF ina
ma.ch-my son ana Bessie. GOOD day.
Amasa snow got round behind TIT
renee, ana laughed ana shook until thu
entire fence laughed and shook with him
Ills ilttle scheme was working well. One
needs very, little capital in this world il
fone can only obtain Its subStltnte-credit
mat week and the next he had rctainers
sent HIM from several wealthy proprietor
IN a nelghboring manufacturing town
They had heard OF his brothers millions
lie had the foreclosure suit discontinued
PAD Mawlcy his interest, got his mort
, gage extended indefinitely. What i
more, his business picked up so that h,
pald large sum on account all arounC
: among his creditors. They all said
Elisha is doing it for him" He painted
and refurbished the old Snow house. HI
ran slightly into debt in doing it, but hi